Katie Brown
Contributing Writer
Katie Brown on a winter run in her home mountains in Utah. Photo by Craig Lloyd.
Jill of all Trails: Master of Some, or HEY, I LIKE TO RUN! Between walking (long trails, including the Appalachian Trail and Continental Divide Trail) and running (ultramarathons), I’ve got about 12,000 miles under my soles, and it turns out, I have opinions about shoes.
Hi! My name is Katie, and I like to run far.
After completing a Mexica-to-Canada thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail in 2016, I decided to sign up for my first ultra-distance race: the Antelope Island Fall Classic 50k. I knew as I ran that race that I was hooked.
Since that race in 2016, I have run over 13 ultra-marathons and endurance races, including two 100-mile finishes: the Bighorn 100 and the Bear 100.
My proudest trail running achievements are taking 3rd in the 2018 Tushar Mountains 100k (a race often described as being harder than most 100-mile races), and 1st in the Running Up For Air 24-hour Grandeur Peak Challenge (runners see how many times they can summit in 24 hours, held in snowy February, to raise awareness and money for healthy air advocacy in Salt Lake City, UT).
In 2022, I set the women’s Fastest Known Time on the Arizona Trail of 17 days, 19 hours, and 52 minutes.
Although racing is fun, my biggest joys are long days in the mountains with friends.
Instagram: @katyebrown
